Ruffin adjusts, Valkyries top Assumption

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Jan. 31, 2013

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After a rough first half in which she made just 1 of 9 shots, DaiJia Ruffin had to adjust against her taller opponent.

"She has some moves," Sacred Heart coach Donna Moir said. "I told her, 'It might take two moves, but you have them.' "

Ruffin had all the right moves in the second half and guided the Valkyries to a 51-44 victory over rival Assumption in Wednesday's second round of the Republic Bank/Coca-Cola Louisville Invitational Tournament at Bellarmine University's Knights Hall. ...